#Women Writers
Lindsey Ferrentino to Make Her Feature Directorial Debut with “Amy and the Orphans” Netflix Adaptation
Lindsey Ferrentino is bringing “Amy and the Orphans” to Netflix. The playwright is set to make her feature directorial debut with the adaptation of her stage show. Variety broke the...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Meet Lissette Feliciano – “Women is Losers”
Lissette Feliciano is a writer, director, producer, and a graduate of Tisch School of the Arts. She is a Tribeca Film Institute AT&T Untold Stories grant recipient, was named as one of Shoot...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Meet Mari Walker – “See You Then”
Mari Walker is an award-winning director, writer, and editor. Films she has worked on have been screened at numerous film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Outfest. Walker’s...
“Killing Eve’s” Fourth Season Will Be Its Last, BBC America Developing Potential Spinoffs
Eve and Villanelle’s twisted love story is coming to an end. BBC America announced that “Killing Eve’s” upcoming fourth season will be its last, but the network is...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Meet Leah Purcell – “The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson”
Leah Purcell is a proud Goa-Gungarri-Wakka Wakka Murri woman from Queensland, Australia. She is an internationally acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, director, novelist, actor, cultural icon, and...
Pick of the Day: “Jumbo”
“Jumbo” is about a shy young woman who experiences a sexual awakening when she falls in love with an amusement park ride — but more than that, Zoé Wittock’s feature...
Pick of the Day: “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” is celebrating its VOD release date with an Oscar nomination. Jasmila Žbanić’s war drama is up for Best International Feature at the 93rd edition of the Oscars. Set in...
Chloé Zhao and Jessica Bruder Win USC Libraries Scripter Award for “Nomadland”
“Nomadland” is continuing its hot streak. The USC Libraries Scripter Awards were held in an online ceremony on Saturday and the writers behind the drama, Chloé Zhao and Jessica Bruder,...
Jasmila Žbanić on Revisiting the Srebrenica Massacre in International Feature Oscar Nominee “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
Jasmila Žbanić is a Bosnian writer, director, and producer. Her feature debut “Grbavica” won the 2006 Berlinale Golden Bear. She followed it up with 2010’s “On the...
Oscar Nominations: Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell Make History in the Best Director Category
For the first time in its 93-year history, the Academy Awards has a Best Director race that includes two women nominees. Oscar nominations are in, and Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell both landed...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Meet Hannaleena Hauru – “Fucking with Nobody”
Hannaleena Hauru is a Finnish screenwriter and director. Her debut feature, “Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara” (2016), was developed at Torino Film Lab and Cannes Cinéfondation...
Davita Scarlett Signs Overall Deal with CBS Studios
Davita Scarlett is setting up shop at CBS Studios. The writer and producer has signed a multi-year overall deal to develop new projects for the studios on all platforms, Deadline reports. “The...
The Writers Lab Expands to U.K. and Ireland with the Support of Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films
The Writers Lab is crossing the pond. A press release announced that the program for women screenwriters aged 40 or older is launching a new edition: The Writers Lab U.K. & Ireland. Supported by...
Toni Collette to Make Directorial Debut with Adaptation of “Writers and Lovers”
Toni Collette’s stepping into a new role. The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor is set to make her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of “Writers and Lovers” for...
Pick of the Day: “Genera+ion”
Created by 19-year-old Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel Barnz, “Genera+ion” invites us to tag along with an eclectic group of teenagers in the hallways of their high school and at home...
Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyong’o, & Alma Har’el Team Up for Apple TV+’s “Lady in the Lake” Limited Series
Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o are coming to the small screen. Deadline reports that the Oscar winners are both set to take on their first major TV roles in Apple TV+’s “Lady in...
Maggie Kiley to Direct The CW’s Live-Action “Powerpuff Girls” Pilot
“The Powerpuff Girls” has found its director. Maggie Kiley has signed on to helm the pilot of The CW’s live-action take on the iconic Cartoon Network animated series, The Hollywood...
Adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred” in the Works at FX
The story of Dana Franklin is headed to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a pilot for “Kindred,” an adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s seminal...
“Lovecraft Country’s” Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green Reuniting for Amazon Action Pic “Fuel”
Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green are set to collaborate once again. The “Lovecraft Country” and “Underground” colleagues are teaming up for “Fuel,” an action film...
Trailer Watch: Activists Work to Destigmatize Periods in “Pandora’s Box”
“When I started my period, I was very young and nobody had told me about it,” an interviewee reveals in the trailer for “Pandora’s Box,” a documentary about the stigma...
Pilar Palomero’s “Schoolgirls” Wins the Top Honor at Spain’s Goya Awards
Pilar Palomero’s directorial debut won the night’s biggest honor at Spain’s Goya Awards. “Schoolgirls” was named Best Film at Saturday’s hybrid ceremony, which took...
Amy Jo Johnson Writing and Directing “Ends of the Earth”
Amy Jo Johnson’s third directorial effort is on the way. The “Flashpoint” actor will follow up 2017’s “The Space Between” and 2019’s “Tammy’s...
Critics Choice Awards: “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman” Win Big
Another day, another accolade for Chloé Zhao. The “Nomadland” writer, director, and producer has already made history as the most awarded filmmaker in a single awards season and...
Sabrina Doyle’s “Lorelei” Secures U.S. Distribution at Vertical Entertainment
“Lorelei,” writer-director Sabrina Doyle’s feature debut, will soon be making its way to cinemas and on-demand services. A press release announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired...
Kalinda Vazquez Tapped to Write New “Star Trek” Pic
“Star Trek: Discovery” writer Kalinda Vazquez is heading on another adventure: she’s writing a “Star Trek” film for Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot. “Insiders...
Annette Bening Will Topline Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Swimmer Biopic “Nyad”
Annette Bening is headed to the Straits of Florida on a harrowing journey. The “Captain Marvel” actor is set to play a real-life superhero in “Nyad,” a biopic of swimmer Diana...
Pick of the Day: “Raya and the Last Dragon”
Funny, heartfelt, and most of all, visually stunning, “Raya and the Last Dragon” is the kind of movie that makes me miss the theater experience. Disney’s latest animated pic is a...
The Act of Healing: Crowdfunding Picks
The act of healing takes many forms. From the healing of a physical trauma, to the healing that takes place within our hearts and minds, to the healing of a system — the work is never done....
Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman” Acquired by Neon
Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” has found a home. Neon scored North American rights to “Petite Maman” following its world premiere at the Berlin...
“The Act’s” Michelle Dean to Write Sunny Jacobs Biopic “Stolen Time” for Amblin Partners
Michelle Dean is bringing another shocking true story to the screen. “The Act” co-creator, writer, and exec producer will pen “Stolen Time,” Amblin Partners’ biopic...
Athena Film Festival Announces 2021 Awardees and Grant Winners
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) has announced its 2021 awardees. Dedicated to highlighting films showcasing women’s leadership, the fest is running digitally this year due to COVID-19. AFF 2021...
Sundance Meta Comedy “The Nowhere Inn” Lands at IFC Films, Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent Star
Carrie Brownstein and Saint Vincent — AKA Annie Clark — have found a home for their big-screen collaboration. The multi-hyphenates’ meta comedy “The Nowhere Inn” will be...
Tracey Deer’s Oka Crisis Coming-of-Age Drama “Beans” Lands at FilmRise
“Beans” has secured distribution ahead of its European premiere at the Berlinale. FilmRise scored U.S. rights to Tracey Deer’s coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of the...
Patricia Clarkson Will Topline Rachel Feldman’s Lilly Ledbetter Biopic
Rachel Feldman’s political thriller about fair pay whistleblower and activist Lilly Ledbetter has found its leading lady. Patricia Clarkson will take on the titular character in...
Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Alison Brie, & Merritt Wever Will Star in Apple Anthology Series “Roar”
Nicole Kidman’s long-in-the-works TV adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection “Roar” has found a home — and will also count Cynthia Erivo, Alison Brie, and...
Pick of the Day: “Sophie Jones”
Grief is always tough, but it’s especially hellish when it hits during adolescence. When you experience a loss before you even really know who you are, how can you possibly heal? “Sophie...
March 2021 Film Preview
By Vicki A. Lee and Kara Headley 2021 marks the 40th year since the early seeds of Women’s History Month were sown. In 1981, Congress passed Public Law 97-28 to request the President designate the...
Trailer Watch: A Highschooler Grieves and Comes of Age in Jessie Barr’s “Sophie Jones”
After her mother’s death, the titular character in “Sophie Jones” has a hard time of it, and she doesn’t really know what, if anything, will help her feel better. “At...
March 2021 Television Preview
Winter isn’t quite over yet, but Spring TV has definitely arrived. From an Aretha Franklin miniseries to a drama about high school students figuring out who they are, there are plenty of...
Pick of the Day: “My Zoe”
I went into “My Zoe” only knowing the very basics of its plot, and I would advise anyone else interested in Julie Delpy’s latest film to do the same. (But there is a trailer below...
Trailer Watch: “Isabel” Tells the Story of the World’s Most-Read Spanish-Language Author
Isabel Allende has written 25 books that have sold 75 million copies, and been translated into 42 languages. She is the world’s most-read Spanish-language author, the scribe of classics...
America Ferrera Directing “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” Adaptation for Netflix
America Ferrera broke out playing a college-bound young woman struggling to connect with her mother in Patricia Cardoso’s “Real Women Have Curves” — and now she’s set to...
“Nomadland” Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Chloé Zhao Wins Best Director
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” has claimed yet another prize. The Frances McDormand-starrer was named best international feature by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Zhao landed the...
Prano Bailey-Bond’s Psychological Horror Pic “Censor” Lands at Magnolia
“Censor” has found a home ahead of its European premiere at the Berlinale in March. Magnolia Pictures snagged North American rights to Prano Bailey-Bond’s Sundance pic, Variety...
“Stargirl” Sequel in the Works at Disney+, Julia Hart to Reprise Directing Duties
We haven’t heard the last of Stargirl Caraway’s songs: Disney+ is prepping a “Stargirl” sequel. Released in 2020 and based on the best-selling YA book of the same name,...
Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-Shortlisted War Drama “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Acquired by Neon’s Super Ltd
Following screenings at last year’s Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, Jasmila Žbanić’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” landed on the shortlist for the 2021...
Mila Kunis Will Topline “Luckiest Girl Alive” Adaptation at Netflix
Mila Kunis is bringing a page-turner to the screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Bad Moms” actress is set to topline and produce Netflix’s adaptation of...
Samara Weaving Set to Star in Sony TV Adaptation of Holly Madison’s “Down the Rabbit Hole”
Samara Weaving is following up her lethal game of hide and seek in “Ready or Not” by showing a different side of the Playboy Mansion. Deadline reports that the “SMILF” alumna...
Trailer Watch: A College Student Attends the Worst Wake Ever in Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby”
From the moment Danielle (Rachel Sennott) arrives at a shiva, everything that could go wrong does go wrong. A trailer has dropped for Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby” and promises tons...
Lupita Nyong’o’s Children’s Book “Sulwe” Being Adapted into an Animated Musical at Netflix
Lupita Nyong’o’s debut children’s book will serve as the inspiration for an upcoming animated musical at Netflix. Deadline confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor’s New York...
See and Be Seen: Crowdfunding Picks
Self-perception is a two-way mirror. Self-perception is how we see ourselves: all our ambitions, all our anxieties reflected plainly in the looking glass. Self-perception is also how the person on...